Law & Disorder (Nov. 21, 2012)

The following items are based on information provided by officials in law enforcement and the criminal justice system.

CITY OF KINGSTON

u Resisting arrest, open container: Tanisha R. Laplant, 24, of 19 O'Neil St., Kingston was arrested at 10:02 p.m. Monday by Kingston police on a misdemeanor arrest warrant for criminal mischief. At the time of her arrest, Laplant had an open container containing an alcoholic beverage on a city street. When police attempted to apprehend Laplant she struggled in an attempt to keep police from handcuffing her. Laplant charged with having an open container, a violation, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor.

u Drugs: Peter R. Nelson, 48, of 254 Washington Ave., Apartment 3, Kingston, was arrested at 5:06 p.m. Monday by Kingston police and charged with misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance, after police, responding to a call for a possible overdose, found Nelson in possession of a controlled drug not prescribed to him. He was issued an appearance ticket for Kingston City Court.

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TOWN OF ULSTER

u Shoplifting: Juaquin Santos, 42, of 83A Andrew St., Kingston, was arrested at 11:27 a.m. Sunday by Ulster town police and charged with misdemeanor petit larceny. Authorities said Santos stole a pair of gold earrings valued at $89.99 from Sears in the Hudson Valley Mall. He was issued a ticket to appear in Ulster Town Court.

LLOYD

u Drugs: Justin J. Parker, 27, of Wappingers Falls, was arrested at 1:12 a.m. Tuesday and charged by state police at Gardiner with criminal possession of stolen property, manufacture of drug-related paraphernalia, and possession of a hypodermic needle, all misdemeanors. He was issued tickets to appear in Lloyd Town Court.

u Forgery, identity theft, theft, possession of stolen property: Lauren Berardi, 31, of Beekman, was arrested on Thursday by Lloyd police on an arrest warrant for forgery, a felony, and identity theft, petit larceny and criminal possession of stolen property, misdemeanors. Authorities said Berardi took a pocketbook from a parked vehicle on Haviland Road in Hyde Park. She was arraigned and released to appear in Lloyd Town Court.

u DWI: Mark Kusmuk, 55, of Highland, was arrested on Friday by Lloyd police and charged with misdemeanor drunken driving and leaving the scene of a property damage auto accident. Authorities said Kusmuk hit a parked vehicle in a parking lot and fled. He was released to appear in Lloyd Town Court.

PLATTEKILL

u DWAI-drugs: Adam F. Greener, 29, of Newburgh, was arrested at 8:45 p.m. Monday and charged by state police at Gardiner with driving while under the influence of drugs following a traffic stop on Milton Turnpike. He was issued an appearance ticket for Plattekill Town Court.